The writer is an Islamabad-based security analyst The world before March 9 was a relatively comfortable place for the many forces directly and indirectly occupying or influencing Pakistan’s political fray. This includes mainly the military leadership which principally manages Pakistan, the PML-Q (the army leadership’s junior partners) and the MQM (the army leadership’s ‘more equal […]
* Uncooperative staff, complicated procedures disappoint violence victims ISLAMABAD: The Women Crisis Centre (WCC), a project of Women Development Ministry, has failed to meet its objectives. Though the ministry is keen to set up WCC branches at the district level all over the country, its existing branches have badly failed to deliver. Incompetent and uncooperative […]
ISLAMABAD: Syed Nadeem, a Pakistani journalist who had moved to Canada some years ago, died of a heart attack on Monday in Toronto. Nadeem, who worked for two local English dailies before moving abroad, suffered a heart attack on Saturday. He was rushed to the hospital where he suffered two more attacks that proved fatal. […]
KARACHI: A constitutional petition was filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC), questioning the promulgation of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2007, by President Pervez Musharraf, prior to the commencement of the National Assembly session. The petitioner, Syed Muhammad Iqbal Kazmi, making the Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Pemra, and the […]
LAHORE, June 5: Journalists and civil society organisations on Tuesday protested against the presidential ordinance giving the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) sweeping powers to control the media. Representatives of the Punjab Union of Journalists, the Lahore Press Club, the Pakistan Electronic Media Journalists Association, the Joint Action Committee, the Pakistan Labour Party and […]
ISLAMABAD (June 06 2007): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani on Tuesday said that the media freedom was government’s commitment and conviction and it would stand by this policy. “Press freedom is the commitment and conviction of this government. This is also a result of the sacrifices rendered by the journalist community,” […]
KARACHI — The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Amended Ordinance 2007 and other ‘attempts’ to curb freedom of Press were challenged in Sindh High Court (SHC) here on Tuesday. Syed Iqbal Kazmi Advocate has filed a constitutional petition under Article 199 of the Constitution stating that PEMRA Ordinance was promulgated just before 24 hours […]
PESHAWAR: People protested in front of the Governor’s House on Tuesday to criticise the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA, Amendment) Ordinance 2007. Lawyers, civil society representatives, traders and leaders of political parties also joined the demonstration organised by the Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) and Peshawar Press Club (PPC). “President Pervez Musharraf has finally […]
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